Jesus fought Satan in 'hand to hand combat' . . . 'you need to protect this victory.'

And there is this fact of the twelve baskets: why twelve? What does it mean? Twelve is the number of the tribes of Israel, symbolically it represents all the people. And this tells us that when food is shared equally, with solidarity, nobody is devoid of the necessary, each community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology go hand in hand.

The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.

As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family.

God’s love is free. He asks for nothing in return; all he wants is for his love to be accepted.

... this task entrusted to us by God the Creator requires us to grasp the rhythm and logic of creation. But we are often driven by pride of domination, of possessions, manipulation, of exploitation; we do not "care" for it, we do not respect it, we do not consider it as a free gift that we must care for.

The Gospel calls individual Christians to live lives of honesty, integrity and concern for the common good.. to create circles of integrity.., networks of solidarity which can expand to embrace and transform society by their prophetic witness.